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"In those days, I couldn't afford a set of strings, so I'd play the same strings for about six months until they were completely worn out. And then, what we used to do is boil all our strings, so ...
Of course, according to Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, that feeling is mutual. In a recent interview with Brave Words that was transcribed by Ultimate Guitar , Butler talked about the early days of ...
In his memoir, Into the Void, bassist Geezer Butler describes the sound and feel of his musical partnership with drummer Bill Ward as a hard rock “swing.” Butler is attempting to define the ...
Black Sabbath's bass player, Geezer Butler was on the frontline of the band's most chaotic years. But the Aston Villa fan tells the Express he's now a reformed character devoted to his family ...
Geezer Butler's History With Black Sabbath. Though his 1977 firing didn't seem to count, Geezer Butler did leave the group for a brief period in 1979, but by 1980 he returned as the band forged ...
For nearly six decades, Geezer Butler toured the world, showcasing his love for heavy metal. While many know the musician as a member of Black Sabbath, Butler also played with Deadland Ritual ...
Geezer Butler, much like Ozzy Osbourne, has shared a similar regret about his time in Black Sabbath, telling Full Metal Jackie on her weekend radio show that the absence of drummer Bill Ward on ...
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler has opened up about his past mental health struggles. In a new interview with TalkShopLive, the bassist discussed what it had been like to live with depression ...
Geezer Butler revealed that Ozzy Osbourne didn't know what the word paranoid meant when he recorded Black Sabbath's classic song 'Paranoid' in October 2024.
In a new clip posted by Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, he and bassist Geezer Butler reveal that it's all thanks to Gustav Holst's 1918 orchestral suite "The Planets".